MA0/F Edexcel GCSE Mathematics (Linear) MA0 Practice Paper F (Non-Calculator) Set C Foundation Tier Time: hour 45 minutes Materials required for examination Ruler graduated in centimetres and millimetres, protractor, compasses, pen, HB pencil, eraser. Tracing paper may be used. Items included with question papers Nil Instructions Use black ink or ball-point pen. Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, centre number and candidate number. Answer all questions. Answer the questions in the spaces provided there may be more space than you need. Calculators must not be used. Information The total mark for this paper is 00. The marks for each question are shown in brackets use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question. Questions labelled with an asterisk (*) are ones where the quality of your written communication will be assessed you should take particular care on these questions with your spelling, punctuation and grammar, as well as the clarity of expression. Advice Read each question carefully before you start to answer it. Keep an eye on the time. Try to answer every question. Check your answers if you have time at the end. This publication may be reproduced only in accordance with Edexcel Limited copyright policy. 00 Edexcel Limited. Printer s Log. No. PMA0CF
GCSE Mathematics MA0 Formulae: Foundation Tier You must not write on this formulae page. Anything you write on this formulae page will gain NO credit. Area of trapezium = (a + b)h Volume of prism = area of cross section length
Answer ALL TWENTY TWO questions Write your answers in the spaces provided. You must write down all the stages in your working. You must NOT use a calculator.. (a) Write the number four thousand and two in figures.... () (b) Write down the value of the 7 in the number 6 370... () (c) Write the number 55 to the nearest hundred.... () (d) (i) Write 5.730 correct to 3 significant figures.. (ii) Write 5.730 correct to significant figure.. () (Total 5 marks) 3
. (i) 40 50 60 70 km/h 80 30 90 (ii) 00 ml 50 ml 00 ml 50 ml (iii) 0 0 30 40 50 C Write down the reading on each of the scales above. (i)... km/h (ii)... ml (iii)... C (Total 3 marks) 4
3. Six students each sat a history test and a geography test. The marks of five of the students, in each of the tests, were used to draw the bar chart. Mark 0 8 6 4 0 8 6 4 Key History Geography 0 Ali Ben Cathy Dennis Erika Fahad (a) How many marks did Ali get in his history test? () (b) How many marks did Dennis get in his geography test? () Fahad got 6 marks in the history test. She got marks in the geography test. (c) Use this information to complete the bar chart. (d) Compare the history test marks and the geography test marks. () () (Total 5 marks) 5
4. Barry and Kath are studying a number pattern. The first three numbers in the number pattern are,, 4 Barry says that the next number is 8. Kath says the next number is 7. (a) Explain why both Barry and Kath could be right.......... () Here are some patterns made with dots. Pattern Number Pattern Number Pattern Number 3 (b) In the space below, complete Pattern Number 4. () The table shows the number of dots used to make each pattern. (c) Complete the table Pattern Number 3 4 5 Number of dots 5 8 (Total 5 marks) () 6
5. Here are 8 shapes. A B C D E F G H (a) Write down the letters of two different pairs of congruent shapes.. and. and () The lines in the diagram are straight. x (b) (i) Mark with arrows, (>>), a pair of parallel lines. (ii) Mark with the letter R, a right angle. (iii) What type of angle is shown by the letter x?... (3) (Total 5 marks) 7
6. Jessica s annual income is 000 She pays 0% of the 000 in rent. She spends 4 of the 000 on clothes. Work out how much of the 000 Jessica has left.... (Total 3 marks) 7. Here is a map of the British Isles. The temperatures in some places, one night last winter are shown on the map. (i) Write down the names of the two places that had the least difference in temperature.... (ii) Work out the difference in temperature between these two places.... C (Total 3 marks) 8
8. You can use this rule to work out the number of minutes it takes to cook a turkey. Multiply the turkey s weight, in kg, by 40 Then add 30. A turkey s weight is 4.5 kg. Use the rule to work out the number of minutes it will take to cook this turkey. minutes (Total marks) 9. Pauline went on a cycle ride. The travel graph shows Pauline s distance from home on this cycle ride. (a) How far had Pauline cycled after 30 minutes?... km () After 60 minutes, Pauline stopped for a rest. (b) For how many minutes did she rest?... minutes () (c) How far did Pauline cycle in total on her ride? 9... km () (Total 3 marks)
0. (a) Work out 4.3 00 () (b) Work out 0.4 0.6 () (c) Work out 600 438.. () (d) Work out 85 34.. () (Total 6 marks) 0
. Viv is training to keep fit. One part of Viv s training session is a 40 second run followed by a minute walk. She repeats this run and walk 5 times. Before doing this, she does some warm-up exercises for 0 minutes. Afterwards She does a 0 minute cooling down exercise. Viv started this training session at 30 (a) At what time, to the nearest minute, did Viv finish her training session? (4) To help her training, Viv has energy drinks. She buys a pack of energy drinks for 9.8 (b) Work out the cost of one energy drink.. p (Total 7 marks) (3)
. 5 0 feet 5 0 5 O 4 6 8 metres This conversion graph can be used to change between metres and feet. (a) Use the conversion graph to change 6 metres to feet.... feet () (b) Use the conversion graph to change 5feet to metres. The height of Mount Everest is 30 000 feet correct to one significant figure.... metres () (c) Estimate the height of Mount Everest in metres.. metres (3) (Total 5 marks)
3. Here is a rectangle. (a) On the rectangle, draw all the lines of symmetry. () Les is tiling his floor with square tiles. The tiles are in two colours. The diagram below shows the partially tiled floor. (b) On the grid, complete the tiling so that the pattern has rotational symmetry of order (3) (Total 5 marks) 3
4. Here is a pyramid. It has a square base with sides of length 4 cm. The other four edges of the pyramid are each of length 4.5 cm. 4.5 cm 4.5 cm Diagram NOT accurately drawn 4 cm 4 cm On the centimetre grid, make an accurate drawing of a net of this pyramid. (Total 3 marks) 4
5. Bob has 4 toy bricks. Each toy brick is in the shape of a cube. Each cube has sides of length cm. toy brick Bob builds a solid cuboid. He uses all 4 toy bricks. cm cm cm Diagram NOT accurately drawn (a) Write down the length, width and height of one cuboid that Bob can build. length... cm width... cm height...cm () (b) Work out the volume of your cuboid in part (a). 5 cm 3 (Total 4 marks) ()
6. Noreen carries out a survey of some students. The pie chart shows some information about their favourite holiday. walking cycling 30 skiing 60 sunbathing 5 students said that walking is their favourite holiday. (a) How many students took part in the survey?... () Noreen chooses one of these students at random. (b) Write down the probability that this student s favourite holiday is cycling.... () (Total 3 marks) 6
7. A postman delivers mail on Bolton Road. 45% of the mail is either junk mail or magazines. (a) Write 45% as a fraction. Give your answer in its simplest form.. () Each house number on one side of the road is an even number. The postman delivers to houses from house number 308 to house number 400 (b) Work out the greatest number of houses between house number 308 and house number 400. () On the opposite side of the road each house number is an odd number. The postman delivers mail to n houses on this side of the road. He delivers mail to house number 3, house number 33, and so on. (c) Write down an expression, in terms of n, for the least number of the final house.. (Total 6 marks) () 7
8. A village fair has stalls to raise money for charity. On one stall there is a game where you roll a 6-sided dice and spin a 4-sided spinner. The dice is labelled,, 3, 4, 5, 6 The spinner is labelled,, 3, 4 4 4 3 The score on the dice and the score on the spinner are added to get the total score. The table shows some of the possible total scores. + 3 4 5 6 3 4 5 6 7 3 3 4 4 5 (a) Complete the table of possible total scores. People pay 50p to play the game. () The prizes are: for a total score of 7 or 8 for a total score of 9 or 0 During one day of the fair, exactly 360 people played the game. (b) Did the stall make a profit or a loss on this day? You must fully explain your answer. (Total 7 marks) 8 (5)
9. (a) Solve x = 7 3 x =. () (b) Solve x + 4 = 6(x ) x = (Total 4 marks) (3) 0. 0 cm Diagram NOT accurately drawn 9 cm 4 cm 8 cm The diagram shows a shape. Work out the area of the shape. cm (Total 4 marks) 9
. Gordon is going to open a restaurant. He wants to know how often people eat out at a restaurant. He designs a questionnaire. He uses this question on a questionnaire. "How often do you go to a restaurant?" Never Sometimes Often (a) Write down two things that are wrong about this question............. () (b) Design a suitable question Gordon could use to find out what type of restaurant people like. Gordon asks his family Do you agree that pizza is better than pasta? This is not a good way to find out what people who might use his restaurant like to eat. (c) Write down two reasons why this is not a good way to find out what people who might use his restaurant like to eat. st reason...... nd reason...... () (Total 6 marks) 0 ()
. Mr Green buys a garden spade. The spade costs 9.50 plus 0% VAT. (a) Calculate the total cost of the spade. Garden spade 9.50 + 0% VAT... (3) Mr Green makes some compost. He mixes soil, manure and leaf mould in the ratio 3:: Mr Green makes 7 litres of compost. (b) How many litres of leaf mould does he use?... litres (3) (Total 6 marks) END TOTAL FOR PAPER: 00 MARKS
GCSE MATHEMATICS MA0 LINEAR PRACTICE PAPERS SET C FOUNDATION TIER F Question Working Answer Mark Notes (a) 400 (b) 70 (c) 600 (d)(i) (ii) 5.7 30 (i) 65 (ii) 60 (iii) 3 3(a) 3(b) 7 3(c) Bar graph B cao [B for each correct bar] 3(d) History marks higher/geog harder test B for History marks higher/geog harder test, oe
GCSE MATHEMATICS MA0 LINEAR PRACTICE PAPERS SET C FOUNDATION TIER F Question Working Answer Mark Notes 4(a) Differences increase B for a correct explanation of each sequence by(for 7) Powers of (for 8) 4(b) 4 dots,6 dots, 4 dots 4(c), 8,, 4, 7 B cao [B for each correct entry] 5(a) 5(b)(i) (ii) (iii) A and G C and E Arrows on top and bottom lines R on top left or bottom left angle Acute 3 B for either right angle correctly labeled 6 0/00 x 000 = 00 000 4 = 3000 000 00-3000 7800 3 M for 0/00 x 000 or 000 4, oe M for 000 00 3000 A cao 7(i) (ii) -6 (-7) Cardiff and Edinburgh 3 M for -6 (-7) A cao 8 4.5 x 40 + 30 = 80 + 30 80 M for 4.5 x 40 + 30 A cao
GCSE MATHEMATICS MA0 LINEAR PRACTICE PAPERS SET C FOUNDATION TIER F Question Working Answer Mark Notes 9(a) 9(b) 6 0 9(c) 4 0(a) 430 0(b) 0.4 0(c) 6 M for a fully correct method A cao 0(d) 9690 M for a fully correct method, condone one multiplication error A cao (a) min 40 s x 5 = 3min 0s 3m 0 s + 0 x = 33m 0s 30 + 33 3 03 4 M for min 40 s x 5 (= 3min 0s) M for 3m 0s + 0 x A for 33min 0s, oe A cao (b) 98 76 r 6 (= 76.5) 76.5 3 M for 98 A for 7 r 7 A for 76.5 [accept 76 or 77] 3
GCSE MATHEMATICS MA0 LINEAR PRACTICE PAPERS SET C FOUNDATION TIER F Question Working Answer Mark Notes (a) 8 to 0 B for answer in range 8 to 0 (b) 4.4 to 4.6 B for answer in range 4.4 to 4.6 (c) Eg. 0ft = 3m 30000 0 x 3 9000 3 M for a correct reading to find a conversion factor M for correct application of conversion factor A for answer in range 8500 to 9500 3(a) B cao [- B for each error or extra line] 3(b) 3 B 3 for a fully complete tiled floor with rot symm of order [B for floor with rot symm of order B for at least correct additional tiles] 4 3 B3 for an accurate net [B for a net with square and 4 isos triangles with error in dimensions B for a square and 4 any sized triangles] 5(a), 4, 4 M for a cuboid with all dimensions of even value A for correct possible dimensions 5(b) 8 x 4 9 M ft for length x width x height A cao 4
GCSE MATHEMATICS MA0 LINEAR PRACTICE PAPERS SET C FOUNDATION TIER F Question Working Answer Mark Notes 6(a) 6(b) 360/30 x 5 60 M for 360/30 x 5 A cao 60/360 /6 B cao [B for?/360 or 60/? oe] 7(a) 45/00 9/0 M for 45/00 A cao 7(b) (400 308)/ + 47 M for (400 308)/ or 46 seen A cao 7(c) n B cao [B for n ± k where k -] 8(a) 4 5 6 7 8 5 6 7 8 9 6 7 8 9 0 B for a fully correct table [B at least 5 correct entries] 8(b) P(7 or 8) = 7/4 P(9 or 0) = 3/4 7/4 x 360 x = 05 3/4 x 360 x = 90 Takings = 360 x 0.5 = 80 A loss of 5 5 M for P(7 or 8) {= 7/4}or P(9 or 0) {= 3/4} oe M for 7/4 x 360 x ( = 05) or 3/4 x 360 x (= 90) M for 360 x 0.5 (= 80) A for 80 and 95 seen C for a loss of 5 oe 9(a) 9(b) x + 4 = 6(x ) x + 4 = 6x 6 0 = 4x.5 3 M for x + 4 = 6(x ) M for 4 + 6 = 6x x A cao 5
GCSE MATHEMATICS MA0 LINEAR PRACTICE PAPERS SET C FOUNDATION TIER F Question Working Answer Mark Notes 0 9 x 8 + ½ x 5 x 0 4 M for splitting M for either 9 x 8 or ½ x 5 x oe M for 9 x 8 + ½ x 5 x A cao (a) Vague response boxes Question does not include a time period B for a correct criticism of the question B for a correct criticism of the response boxes (b) How many times a month do you go to a restaurant? 0 3 4 5 6+ B for a relevant question inc. time period B for at least 3 non-overlapping response boxes (c) A leading question Restricted/biased sample B for a leading/biased question oe B for small/biased sample oe (a) 9.5 + 9.5/5 3.40 3 M for 9.5/5 M for 9.5 + 9.5/5 oe A cao (b) 7 6 = x 4 3 M for 7 6 M for x A cao 6